no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
groundwork; (lit.) laying the foundation
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to cease; to stop; to be over
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)